Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0021 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0021 units per person
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
42nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0039 units per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.0018 units per person
in 1979
Years of data
39
1973–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1973–2024

00.0010.0020.0030.0041973199820241973: 0.002 units per person1974: 0.002 units per person1975: 0.002 units per person1976: 0.002 units per person1977: 0.002 units per person1978: 0.002 units per person1979: 0.002 units per person1981: 0.003 units per person1982: 0.004 units per person1983: 0.004 units per person1984: 0.004 units per person1985: 0.004 units per person1986: 0.004 units per person1987: 0.004 units per person1988: 0.004 units per person1989: 0.004 units per person1990: 0.004 units per person1991: 0.003 units per person1992: 0.003 units per person1995: 0.003 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1999: 0.003 units per person2000: 0.003 units per person2001: 0.003 units per person2002: 0.003 units per person2003: 0.002 units per person2012: 0.002 units per person2013: 0.002 units per person2014: 0.002 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2016: 0.002 units per person2017: 0.002 units per person2018: 0.002 units per person2019: 0.002 units per person2020: 0.002 units per person2021: 0.002 units per person2022: 0.002 units per person2023: 0.002 units per person2024: 0.002 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0021 units per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 1979.

That places Zimbabwe 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1973 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1973 0.0023 units per person
1974 0.0023 units per person +0.9%
1975 0.0023 units per person -0.3%
1976 0.0023 units per person -1.6%
1977 0.0022 units per person -2.3%
1978 0.0022 units per person +1.7%
1979 0.0018 units per person -19.8%
1981 0.0031 units per person +74.2%
1982 0.0035 units per person +12.2%
1983 0.0039 units per person +10.3%
1984 0.0037 units per person -3.3%
1985 0.0037 units per person -2.6%
1986 0.0037 units per person +2.0%
1987 0.0036 units per person -4.4%
1988 0.0036 units per person +1.1%
1989 0.0036 units per person -1.1%
1990 0.0035 units per person -0.5%
1991 0.0033 units per person -5.6%
1992 0.0034 units per person +0.3%
1995 0.0032 units per person -3.4%
1996 0.0032 units per person -1.7%
1999 0.0027 units per person -15.9%
2000 0.0029 units per person +7.6%
2001 0.0029 units per person -0.3%
2002 0.0025 units per person -11.5%
2003 0.0025 units per person -3.0%
2012 0.0024 units per person -1.5%
2013 0.0023 units per person -4.9%
2014 0.0023 units per person -2.5%
2015 0.0022 units per person -2.9%
2016 0.0021 units per person -6.4%
2017 0.002 units per person -4.1%
2018 0.002 units per person -0.9%
2019 0.0019 units per person -0.6%
2020 0.0019 units per person -2.5%
2021 0.0019 units per person +1.1%
2022 0.002 units per person +5.3%
2023 0.002 units per person +1.3%
2024 0.0021 units per person +1.4%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.0021 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.0021 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +74.2% 0.0018 units per person 0.0031 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0022 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0023 units per person 7
1980s 0.0036 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0039 units per person 9
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0035 units per person 6
2000s 0.0027 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0029 units per person 4
2010s 0.0021 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0024 units per person 8
2020s 0.002 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0021 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0021 units per person compare
  2. 40 Chad 0.0021 units per person compare
  3. 41 Rwanda 0.0021 units per person compare
  4. 43 Luxembourg 0.0021 units per person compare
  5. 44 Namibia 0.002 units per person compare
  6. 45 Gabon 0.002 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0021 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1983.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1979.
How does Zimbabwe rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Zimbabwe ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.